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Binge And Purge

In Binge And Purge, The A.V. Club’s Josh Modell is going through his collection of 2,000 CDs, writing a bit about each artist, and then purging the unnecessary in the hopes of cutting that number in half by the end of 2016.

10/18/16

1:00 AM

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Binge And Purge10/18/16

Binge And Purge10/18/16

Week 19: It’s the end of the purge as we know it (and I feel fine)

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10/11/16

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Binge And Purge10/11/16

Week 18: Wilco, The Wedding Present, and Yeezy all start with W

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9/27/16

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Binge And Purge9/27/16

Binge And Purge9/27/16

Week 17: Tortoise and They Might Be Giants both begin with T

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9/20/16

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Binge And Purge9/20/16

Binge And Purge9/20/16

Week 16: Stoner sounds, Stone Roses, and the best-worst song you’ve never heard

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9/13/16

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Binge And Purge9/13/16

Binge And Purge9/13/16

Week 15: Many best-of-all-time discs, from Smog and Seam to The Smiths

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8/30/16

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Binge And Purge8/30/16

Binge And Purge8/30/16

Week 14: It’s hard to say goodbye to Radiohead and R.E.M. (so I won’t)

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8/23/16

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Binge And Purge8/23/16

Binge And Purge8/23/16

Week 13: Pearl Jam woos me, Pixies remain, and I marry The Promise Ring

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8/16/16

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Binge And Purge8/16/16

Binge And Purge8/16/16

Week 12: I used to have a ponytail, but I still have pretty good taste in N bands

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8/2/16

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Binge And Purge8/2/16

Binge And Purge8/2/16

Week 11: Whoa, I’m halfway there / Whoa, I don’t own any Bon Jovi discs

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7/26/16

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Binge And Purge7/26/16

Binge And Purge7/26/16

Week 10: Where Kool Keith meets Low, prank calls, and a terrible jacket

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7/19/16

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Binge And Purge7/19/16

Week 9: Bill Hicks, Eminem’s mom, and a band I fell out of love with

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7/12/16

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Binge And Purge7/12/16

Week 8: Elliott Smith’s rock band, a weird O.J. tribute, and Mitch Hedberg

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7/5/16

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Binge And Purge7/5/16

Binge And Purge7/5/16

Week 7: Fugazi, The Frogs, astrology songs, and some Fs I don’t want

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6/28/16

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Binge And Purge6/28/16

Week 6: In which Death Cab For Cutie competes for space with “Ass-N-Titties”

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6/21/16

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Binge And Purge6/21/16

Binge And Purge6/21/16

Week 5: I’m keeping most of the Coldplay, okay?

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6/14/16

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Binge And Purge6/14/16

Week 4: Frank Black, Built To Spill, Blur, and more… to the used CD store

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6/7/16

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Binge And Purge6/7/16

It’s week three of the purge, and the CDs are winning

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5/31/16

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Binge And Purge5/31/16

Week 2: From Lily Allen to Eric Bachmann, should it stay or should it go?

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5/24/16

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Binge And Purge5/24/16

Binge And Purge5/24/16

An A.V. Club writer begins a long battle with physical media

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